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T. P. TAYLOR.

BUSTLE.

Patented Jan. 4, 1887.

N, PETERS PhdwLflhogmpMf. Washington. D. C-

UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR, OF BRIDGEPORI, GONNEOPIGUI.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,573, dated January 4, 1887.

Application filed October 2-2, 1886, Serial No. 216,925. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the-United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bustles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,c1ear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture of wire bustles, and has for its object to simplify and cheapen their construction, and at the same time to greatly improve their operation in use. 7

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel construction of which the several parts ,of the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specificati0n,the device being indicated by numbers.

Figures land 2 are perspective views illustrating different ways in which I have carried my invention into effect; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation corresponding with Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the bustle collapseswhen pressed against the back of a chair or sofa in sitting down.

It is of course well understood by those familiar with these articles that the essential requirements are that they shall be l ght, and shall be so constructed as to collapse easily when the wearer sits down, but adapted to instantly and ribs, in which the cords 5 are attached.

In Fig. l the top and bottom ribs, the side strips, and the eyes and coils in them are all preferably formed from a single continuous strip of wire. The ends of the strip may be joined at any convenient place. In the drawings I have shown them as joined together by sleeves Get the center of the lower rib. In this form two independent ribs are sh0wn,the ends of each being provided with eyes, which engage corresponding eyes in the side strips, these ribs being of course free to move upward when the wearer sits down, as shown in Fig. 3. The twoside strips are connected by cords, which may be carried straight across, as in Fig. 2, or may cross each other, as shown in Fig. 1. Another cord extends from rib to rib at the back of the bustle, an eye being provided in each rib to which it is attached.

In Figs51 and 2 the lower rib is shown as provided with coils where it joins the side strips. In Fig. lthe coils lie in substantially a horizontal plane, and in Fig. 2' in a vertical plane. The effectof these coils is to allow the rib to bend upward, as shown in Fig. 3, very easily when the wearer sits down, and to cause it to spring into place again. instantly when the wearer rises. Coils may also be used, if desired,where thetop rib joins the side strips, or they may be omitted entirely, as at the top in Fig. 2. a

In practice'I ordinarily place coils in the bottom rib only. As the ribs are all connected .by a cord, it follows that they will all be instantly drawn back into place by the lower rib when the pressure is removed.

I have illustrated a single cord only in the drawings to connect the ribs; but it will of course be apparent that others may be used, if desired, this feature being so unimportant as to hardly require illustration. Fig. 2 differs from Fig. l but very slightly. Two cords only are used to connect the side strips, and these run straight across. the coils in this form are placed in a vertical instead of a horizontal plane.

It will of course be apparent that the de-- tails of construction may be widely varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim As already stated,

1. A bustle consisting of side strips having eyes 4, cords engaging saideyes and extending from side to side, curved spring-ribs integral IOO neeting said ribs, whereby the independen ribs are held in place.

2. A bustle consisting of side strips con nected by cords, and a rib provided with spring-coils 3, connected to the side strips at the bottom, one or more independent ribs extending from side to side, and a cord connecting all of the ribs, so that as soon as the bottom rib springs to its normal position the 10 other ribs are carried to theirs.

3. A wire bustle consisting of side strips 

